Total Crime Rate

169.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Public order 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hockley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Heath , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 373 local areas in East Staffordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hockley Road (ST14 8DD) in the last 12 months was 169.9 per 1,000 residents and was 214.4% higher than the Heath average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -4.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockley Road (ST14 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drovers Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hockley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bunting Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bunting Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunting Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunting Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunting Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hockley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Picknalls Under investigation

Data Sources

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